Global Dynamism Index (GDI) 2013 summary report Model developed by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)

What is the Global Dynamism Index (GDI)? the GDI assesses the dynamism of 60 of the world's largest economies What is new in 2013? we have added 10 new economies since 2012: Algeria, Hong Kong, Kenya, Morocco, Pakistan, Peru, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Ukraine What does it measure? dynamism refers to the changes in an economy which are likely to lead to a fast future rate of growth the GDI ranks the development of the business growth environments of each economy in the past year How is it calculated? economies are ranked on 22 indicators across five categories: business operating environment, science & technology, labour & human capital, financing environment, economics & growth

business operating environment Methodology 60 economies chosen 406 interviews conducted 22 indicators researched to produce rankings on overall dynamism financing environment economics & growth science & technology labour & human capital

Overall dynamism: top five Australia Up from 7 in 2012 Chile Up from 11 in 2012 China Up from 20 in 2012 New Zealand Up from 13 in 2012 Canada Up from 16 in 2012 Finland Down from 2 in 2012

Overall dynamism: risers & fallers Venezuela (+15) China (+17) Philippines (+25) Netherlands (-17) Italy (-19) Argentina (-19)

Business operating environment Indicators political stability legal & regulatory risk private enterprise policy foreign trade & exchange controls It can take many years for an economy to develop a sound business operating environment so advanced economies tend to score higher in this category. BRIC, MINT, Middle East & Africa North America, Western Europe, G7 Chile is the top ranked emerging economy (17) Little movement in this category year to year, but Switzerland moved up 2 places to rank 13= as in 2012, Ireland and Canada top the ranking the top five remain the same as 2012 seven of top ten from Western Europe.

Science & technology Indicators research & development (R&D) broadband penetration broadband penetration growth IT spending growth Investment in science & technology indicates whether an economy's infrastructure can keep up with dynamic business growth needs. Developed APAC, North America, G7 Latin America, MINT, Middle East & Africa China (14) moved up 8 places due to increase in level of R&D spend to 1.7% of GDP Venezuela (28) moved up 22 places due to 18.1% IT spending growth ahead of 2012 presidential election South Korea up three places due to increased R&D spending Japan up one place Israel, Finland, Sweden all remain in top five US and Germany also in top ten.

Labour & human capital Indicators labour productivity growth unemployment time spent in education population under 30 However sound a business idea, it still takes the right people to translate it into growth. The best people increase productivity, save an organisation time and money and ultimately expand the business. Emerging APAC, Asia Pacific, Latin America Western Europe, Eastern Europe + Israel, Middle East & Africa Despite rising unemployment, Spain posted 3.3% labour productivity growth and climbed 25 places China climbs three places due to 7.4% labour productivity growth Australia and Indonesia both up five places Thailand straight in at three Philippines moves up 40 places.

Financing environment Indicators financial regulatory system access to capital inward M&A deals private sector indebtedness inward direct investment corporate tax burden Finance can bring the growth ambitions of a dynamic business to life. The impact of the financial crisis and the ensuing 'credit crunch' provides evidence of the importance of robust systems to economic growth. BRIC, MINT, Middle East & Africa North America, Developed APAC, Eastern Europe + Israel Brazil (14) and India (33=) both moved up 10 places in an otherwise poor wider performance Singapore remains top Canada climbs 11 places due to a decrease in private sector indebtedness Chile climbs one place and Slovenia six.

Economics & growth Indicators real GDP growth private consumption growth stockmarket growth A dynamic business needs demand to match its products and services in order to grow. Emerging markets tend to have an advantage in this category in that they are (generally) starting from a lower base and therefore have greater growth potential. Emerging APAC, MINT, Latin America Eastern Europe + Israel, G7, Western Europe Economic performance in Japan and the US improved markedly from 2011 Venezuela the big riser due to pre- election spending of Hugo Chavez Philippines climbs 11 places and Nigeria 4 Peru straight in at 4 China remains second Despite the turmoil of the 'Arab Spring', Egypt improved across all three indicators

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